# Charles Murray - Taking Religion Seriously

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Podcast: [A Book with Legs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-book-with-legs-4895595)
Published: 2025-12-01T06:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Bill Smead and Cole Smead are joined by author Charles Murray to discuss his book, “Taking Religion Seriously.” The three discuss Murray’s personal journey with religion and Christianity, as well as how modern explanations of the universe’s origins align with biblical accounts, what it means to be “tone-deaf spiritually,” and more.

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